Cork-sole welt



May 5, 1925. 1,536,575

LE ROY F. EMERY CORK S OLE WELT Filed March 28 1924 C(/ gINVENTOR.

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Patented May 5, "1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

LE ROY F. EMERY, OF BROCKTON, IVIASSACHUETTS, ASSIGNORTO ASHTON HAMILTON, F BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS;

CORK-SOLE WELT.

Application filed March 28, 1924. Serial No. 702,557.

' Improvement in Cork-Sole elts, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to welts for boots and shoes of the character commonly known as cork sole welts. The invention has for its object to provide a cork sole welt with which diflerent styles of cork sole shoes may be produced with the same welt, and

with which superior cork sole shoes may be produced as will be described.

To this end, the cork sole welt is made substantially triangular in cross section with two. sides substantially equal in length and with the third side of greater length so that when the side of greater length is positioned on the usual Goodyear welt, the shoe is provided with one style of cork sole welt, and when one of the shorter and substantially equal sides of the cork sole welt is positioned on the Goodyear welt, the shoe is provided with a cork sole welt totally different in style.

The cork sole welt may and preferably willbe made of two members, namely an inner member triangular in shape in cross section and an outer or enveloping member, which is made of suflicient width to envelope the inner member and provide flaps for attachment to theinsole and upper of the shoe.

tion will be Fig. 5 an enlar ed detail ,in cross section' on the line 55 ig. 4, and Fig. 6 an enlarged view of the cork sole welt shown in Figs. 1 to 5.

I Referring to the drawing and especially to Fig. 6, a represents a cork sole welt embodying the invention. The welt a is provided with an inner or filler member Z) ot' sole leather or other suitable material, and with an outer or enveloping member 0, preferably of upper leather.

.The inner member or tiller 6 is made substantially triangular in shape in cross section andis provided with two sides 10, 12 of substantially equal width, and with 'a third side 13 of greater width than the sides 10, 12. In practice it is preferred'to make the sides 10, 12, 2/16 of an inch wide -and the side 13, 3/16 of an inch wide.

The outer member a is made of sufiicient width to envelope the filler or inner member b and to form flaps 14, 15, which project be ond the filler. b ajsufiicient distance to ena le them to be secured to the inner sole 20, upper 21 and Goodyear welt 22 by stitches 23.

The flaps 14, 15 may be cemented together and the outer member 0 may be cemented to the filler b if desired.

. By reference. to Fig. 6, it will be seen that the main or body portion of the improved cork sole welt is substantially triangular in shape in cross section and is provided with two sides 10, 12 substantially equal in width and with a third side 13 'which isof greater width, which construction enables the cork sole welt to be applied to shoes of the same construction in difi'erent positions and produce shoes having the appearance of cork sole shoes but radically different in style or appearance.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the cork sole welta is incorporated in. the shoe with the wide side 13 constituting the base of the triangle and resting on the Goodyear welt 22 and "when so positioned, the shoe is provided with a cork sole. welt having one of the shorter sides as- 10 contiguous to the upper 21 and the other shorter side 12 sloping downward and away from the u per, which results in the shoe having a re atiyely low welt of pitch roof effect, which imparts to the shoe a novel, distinctive and pleasing efl'ect or style. 7

By incorporating the cork sole welt it with the wide side 13 contiguous to the upper 21 and with the shorter side 12 restin on the Goodyear welt 22, the other short si e 10 is presented vertically and extends upwardly a greater distance than the welt when applied as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, with the result that the shoe shown in Figs.

4 and 5 is provided with a cork sole welt which imparts to the shoe a very full or heavy eifect, which is desirable and which is obtained in the present instance at a minimum expense.

It will be observed by comparison of Fig. 4 with Figs. 1 and 2, that two styles of shoes radically difierent in appearance may be produced with the same cork sole welt, which enables the manufacturer to enlarge hisfield in this particular.

It will also be observed, that the cork sole welt shown in Figs. 3 and 5 fit the upper closely and the welted shoes produced are more uniform in construction and appearance.

The usual outer sole is stitched to the Goodyear welt.

One embodiment of the invention is herein shown and described, but it is not desired to limit the invention to the particular embodiment shown.

What I claim is 1. A cork sole welt for boots and shoes comprising a substantially triangular inner member having two sides of substantially equal width and a third side of a greater width, and an outer member enveloping said inner member and extended beyond-the sameto form a flap.

2. A cork sole welt for boots and shoes comprising a substantially triangular inner member having two sides of substantially equal width and a third side of a greater width, and an outer member enveloping said inner member.

3. A cork sole welt for boots and shoes substantially triangular in cross section and having two of its sides substantially equal in width and a third side of greater width.

4. A boot or shoe provided with a cork sole welt having a downwardly inclined surface extended from the upper toward the edge of the shoe.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

' LE ROY F. EMERY. 

